proctorize

verb

proc·​tor·​ize

variants also British proctorise

ˈ⸗⸗ˌrīz

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

archaic : to subject to proctorial authority (as by reprimanding, disciplining)

intransitive verb

archaic : to serve in the position of a proctor

Word History

Etymology

proctor entry 1 + -ize

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